KL High Court sets aside gag order on 'Mentega Terbang' producer


PETALING JAYA: The gag order issued by a Magistrate’s Court against Mentega Terbang film producer Tan Meng Kheng has been set aside by the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Tan’s lawyers said High Court judge Datuk Mohd Jamil Hussin had on Monday (Jan 29) heard the revision application filed by Tan on the gag order imposed by the lower court on Jan 17.

ALSO READ: High Court maintains gag order against 'Mentega Terbang' director

After hearing both parties, the High Court decided to set aside the order on the grounds that the respondents failed to satisfy that there was a real and substantial risk to the fairness of the trial, said Tan’s lawyers.

According to them, the judge also ruled that the proceeding before the Magistrate did not disclose any obvious or imminent threat to the fairness of the trial, and there was no material before the court to show that there was a real and substantial risk to the fairness of the trial.

“Therefore, the gag order issued by the Magistrate was not proper, and the gag order is hereby set aside,” read the statement by Tan’s lawyers.

ALSO READ: 'Mentega Terbang' director, producer claim trial to charge of hurting religious feelings

Tan is represented by N. Surendran, Zaid Malek and Nabila Khairuddin.

On Jan 17, Tan and Mohd Khairianwar Jailani, who directed the film, claimed trial at a Magistrate's Court in Kuala Lumpur on a charge of hurting religious feelings.

Both men pleaded not guilty to the offence under Section 298 of the Penal Code.

If found guilty, they face a maximum one-year jail sentence, a fine or both.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Nation

Man crushed by tipper of a five-tonne lorry in Sabah
Labuan Customs seizes over RM3mil worth of vehicles for violating duty-free conditio
S'porean biker killed in U-turn accident in Iskandar Puteri
Forging closer ties with unity govt among five resolutions adopted at Johor BN convention
New Zealand DPM Peters praises Masjid Negara's design, facilities
S'wak needs RM17bil to upgrade healthcare facilities, says Deputy Health Minister
Speaker will decide on status of six rogue Bersatu MPs, says Zahid
No more 'timber politics' in Sarawak, says Abang Johari
Melaka DAP selects Khoo Poay Tiong as new chairman
More than 40ha of oil palm plantation razed in Jertih since beginning of May

Others Also Read